A Grim Wednesday
MAN SLAIN OUTSIDE OWN HOUSE IN RICHMOND
By Karl Fischer
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Richmond police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man who was chased down and shot to death early today.
At 1:36 a.m., people in the 100 block of South 17th Street started calling police about gunfire they were hearing, Richmond Lt. Shawn Pickett said.
An officer drove down the block and found the man lying face down in the street with wounds in his upper torso.
The man's car was parked in front of the house where he lived.
"It appears that he had just returned from home," Pickett said.
"He had parked his car and was in the process of setting out his recycling when he was approached."
Preliminary investigation suggests that a gunman approached the man and chased him about half a block on foot before he collapsed in the street, Pickett said.
No identification was available, pending family members' notification.
It was the city's 19th homicide of the year and its second this week. The first victim, Glenn Taylor Jr., died at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center soon after an 11:05 p.m. Sunday report of gunfire on the 300 block of West Macdonald Avenue.
Officers found Taylor's car double-parked near where he fell, on the sidewalk near the gates leading into the St. John's apartment parking lots.
Anyone with information is asked to call Richmond Det. Nicole Abetkov at 510-412-2081.
Reach Karl Fischer at 510-262-2728 or kfischer@cctimes.com.
By Karl Fischer
CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Richmond police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man who was chased down and shot to death early today.
At 1:36 a.m., people in the 100 block of South 17th Street started calling police about gunfire they were hearing, Richmond Lt. Shawn Pickett said.
An officer drove down the block and found the man lying face down in the street with wounds in his upper torso.
The man's car was parked in front of the house where he lived.
"It appears that he had just returned from home," Pickett said.
"He had parked his car and was in the process of setting out his recycling when he was approached."
Preliminary investigation suggests that a gunman approached the man and chased him about half a block on foot before he collapsed in the street, Pickett said.
No identification was available, pending family members' notification.
It was the city's 19th homicide of the year and its second this week. The first victim, Glenn Taylor Jr., died at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center soon after an 11:05 p.m. Sunday report of gunfire on the 300 block of West Macdonald Avenue.
Officers found Taylor's car double-parked near where he fell, on the sidewalk near the gates leading into the St. John's apartment parking lots.
Anyone with information is asked to call Richmond Det. Nicole Abetkov at 510-412-2081.
Reach Karl Fischer at 510-262-2728 or kfischer@cctimes.com.
posted by Plunda Claus @ 9:30 AM
4 Comments:
At July 12, 2006 10:46 AM,
Anonymous said…
This article fills in some details from the previous homicide of Taylor -- and not to do the work of RPD -- but there might be a similarity in his death and this latest victim in being accosted right outside their homes.
Let this be a warning to all to be especially careful when entering and exiting your homes and vehicles. You can get caught up in whatever you're doing, and that might be the only opening a crook needs.
Still, it's a damn shame when simply parking your car and trying to go home makes you a target for crime.
At July 12, 2006 1:17 PM,
Anonymous said…
It is now time to DECLARE A REAL WAR ON THE VIOLENCE AND KILLING!
The City Government must have the Richmond Police Department reactivate the NITRO UNIT, the finest para-military street-level crime supression unit in the nation!
If we are going to fight this WAR ON VIOLENCE, we need to have troops, boots on the ground! The NITRO UNIT must have the money and technology with the long guns for firepower to WIN this war! The NITRO UNIT has a long history of being the shock-troops in the War On Violence. When they are brought into play, they actually win the WAR! The street gangsters and thugs tremble at their name! We must now take back and reclaim our streets! GOD BLESS OUR ELITE WARRIORS IN THE WAR ON VIOLENCE..THE WARRIORS IN THE NITRO UNIT!
At July 12, 2006 2:53 PM,
Anonymous said…
We need the NITRO strike force to hit and hit hard!
At July 13, 2006 2:01 PM,
Anonymous said…
I think it's about high time that the cops have their special-ops folks back on the street.
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